diff --git a/inc/CalDAVRequest.php b/inc/CalDAVRequest.php
index 779869a6..26e1d172 100644
--- a/inc/CalDAVRequest.php
+++ b/inc/CalDAVRequest.php
@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ class CalDAVRequest
       case 'read':
         return isset($this->permissions['read']) || isset($this->permissions['write']);
         break;
-      case 'write':
-        return isset($this->permissions['write']);
-        break;
       case 'delete':
         return isset($this->permissions['write']) || isset($this->permissions['unbind']);
         break;
@@ -367,9 +364,15 @@ class CalDAVRequest
       case 'modify':
         return isset($this->permissions['write']) || isset($this->permissions['write-content']);
         break;
+      case 'mkcalendar':
+        return isset($this->permissions['bind']);
+        break;
       case 'mkcol':
         return isset($this->permissions['write']);
         break;
+      default:
+        return isset($this->permissions[$activity]);
+        break;
     }
 
     return false;
diff --git a/inc/caldav-MKCALENDAR.php b/inc/caldav-MKCALENDAR.php
index 1ebbabea..5ef3ba85 100644
--- a/inc/caldav-MKCALENDAR.php
+++ b/inc/caldav-MKCALENDAR.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 */
 dbg_error_log("MKCALENDAR", "method handler");
 
-if ( ! $request->AllowedTo('write') ) {
+if ( ! $request->AllowedTo('mkcalendar') ) {
   $request->DoResponse( 403, translate("You may not create a calendar there.") );
 }